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Is Throat Pain A Side Effect Of Rabies Shots Or Should I Be Concerned

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Doctor can evaluate:
Sore throat after a rabies shot may not be from the shot, but could be from a viral infection, bacterial infection, allergies, etc... A primary care doctor can evaluate, and do a strep throat test to see if routine antibiotics are needed.
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Rabies is an infectious disease caused by a virus. The most common carrier in the U.S. is infected bats. Symptoms of rabies include an initial flu-like illness followed by increasing paralysis, agitation, and confusion. The classic drooling symptom is due to an inability to swallow the saliva.
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No:
The rabies vaccine will not give you a sore throat. If you are allergic to it, you could have swelling in the throat but that usually causes respiratory problems and / or itching. It is more likely that you got a viral infection of the throat around the same time as the vaccination - completely unrelated.
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In medicine, a side effect is an effect, whether therapeutic or adverse, that is secondary to the one intended; although the term is predominantly employed to describe adverse effects, it can also apply to beneficial, but unintended, consequences of the use of a drug.
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